Chewalla Lake Recreation Area

About

Chewalla Lake Recreation Area's name is from the Choctaw word ""Chiho-la,"" meaning ""supreme being."" Like Owl Creek, this was a special place for Native Americans, who once built a ceremonial mound where the lake now stands. A small mound commemorating the site has been reconstructed near an overlook of the lake. This recreation area offers a beautiful and tranquil setting for enjoyment of the outdoors. Visitors can enjoy a cool and scenic view of the 260-acre lake, which is popular with fishermen and swimmers in the warmer months. Facilities include 36 campsites (nine with electrical hookups), 40 picnic units, boat ramp, mooring dock, accessible fishing pier, swimming beach, children's playground, group picnic pavilion, restrooms with flush toilets and showers, drinking water, 1-mile walking trail and a sewage dump station. Chewalla Lake Recreation Area is a fee area, and the fee station is located just beyond the entrance gate. No attendant will be on duty. Therefore, users should make sure that they have correct currency before arriving at the recreation area.

Around this stay

Nearest surrounding services and recreation within ~25 mi — not on-site amenities.

• fuel station

  Love's

  6.4 mi

• propane

  Blue Rhino

  22 mi

• grocery

  Walmart Supercenter

  6.7 mi

• trailhead

  Upper Sardis Trailhead

  22 mi

• attraction

  Ida B Wells-Barnett Museum

  6.4 mi

• recreation site

  Boat launch

  19 mi

No dump station found within ~25 mi. Plan dump access before you arrive.

Forest road access near this stay: CHEWALLA CREEK in National Forests in Mississippi. Motorhome access is listed as open on the nearest MVUM segment — verify current restrictions.

Contact & access

• MS
• fs.usda.gov
• OPEN